Masters of the Universe - A Collector's Guide to 1982

[@ryangunwitch-black]

When I got my first He-Man, the sword was missing from the package. I got 2 battle axes. I wrote Mattel and they sent me an entire new figure complete with the weapons and another sword for my first one. So cool.

[@ThatToyGuy443]

That’s adorable that’s something I would have done to😂

[@boobooboogoo]

That’s awesome

[@andynormand1352]

I don't understand very good English but thank you for this video great memory i buy musclor in 1984 when I m children 😢

[@mdekeyser82]

Man, I'm fucking crying! I was dumb enough to store all my old toys in a basement space of my old apartment building and got cleaned. My dad bought them all for me when I was two.

[@thedukeofdunhurst6377]

I'll be turning 45 in August I remember those toys well

[@nike80nl]

I was born in The 80's.. Its like taking a trip back to the past ❤️. The best of toys.

[@jordel2010]

Back in the day, the first two MOTU items I got were Stratos and the Wind Raider. I still remember quite vividly when I got those after a trip to a department store with my Mom. Eventually, I would end up getting everything mentioned in the video except for Teela; Mom always saw the female action figures as "dolls" and "boys shouldn't be playing with dolls".

[@resolute123]

"you didn't have one of these (Castle Grey skull) you missed out." Pouring salt into my wound. Lol.

[@melanieborelli6804]

Exactly what I was thinking when I heard this too.

[@nicholasdickens2801]

Hopefully guys there will be a new Castle Greyskull playset in the new range when it comes out later this year in the US - and internationally next year.

[@Aurochhunter]

I don't recall any of my group of friends having Castle Greyskull.

[@marceltiel7919]

Lol...remember me on a friday night helping myself with a shoebox and cut up empty shampoo bottles trying to emulate something that didnt even resemble a castle, only to get frustrated about the miserable construction and throwing it away the next day.... Of course as a grownup, I later bought Snake Mountain and Castle Greyskull

[@christopherperez5545]

I missed out on owning Castle Grayskull as a kid so as an adult I have Two. One I restored and the other I customized.

[@seanz1115]

I had one My mom threw it in the garbage I went dumpster diving and saved it But I lost a couple small attachments 😪

[@SeansModelBuilds]

@@seanz1115 That's too bad. My parents saved all my toys and gave them to me in 2013 to take home with me. The boxes filled up my car, at least to the bottom of the windows.

[@thedukeofdunhurst6377]

Nice

[@BlackieNuff]

"One I restored and the other I customized." THAT is how to do it! :-D

[@BlackieNuff]

​@@seanz1115 "My mom threw it in the garbage " UGH! PARENTS!! WHY do they insist on junking our toys (and trading cards and other collectibles for that matter)!!?? I hope you showed her any issue of toy trader magazines (Toy Wizard, Toy Trader, ToyBiz, etc) that show such toys being worth a small fortune today - even some that are incomplete (sans accessories/components), and say "Thanks a LOT, Mom! You threw out MONEY! I could have paid for COLLEGE with the sale of this stuff!" Well, maybe or maybe not, but in some cases, that is not entirely untrue (especially any that are mint or near-mint condition)! I say it again : UGH! PARENTS!!

[@TheBadger74]

I got all these figures at the time, I also got most of the Star Wars figures and vehicles too, and loads of Action Man stuff (one of the few benefits of divorced parents!). Loved them all and played the hell out of them! I've still got a lot lurking in the attic, all play-worn! How many forty-somethings, like me, wish they could go back in time and tell their young self to buy two of each: One to play with and one to keep mint on card? I get cold sweats when I see the value of those carded Star Wars figures.... Still, they gave me a huge amount of joy at the time. Thanks for this blast from the past!

[@nighmeansnear]

I'm drawn to videos like this because they make me remember the last time the world didn't feel actively hostile to me. True story.

[@kaspersgaard4931]

Dude... I feel he same. Takes me back to a simpler time, when I was happy. Only 38 years ago...

[@richspeck8932]

Well you're probably a straight white male. That makes you evil and inherently racist according to today's world. Even though we're obviously just He-Man fans

[@adamwhite3347]

I concur

[@misterasterisco5217]

My brother collected the He Man ones and I had the Skeletor's team. I did get an EvilLyn one Christmas, but my brother never got Teela either, maybe parents thought it would be like buying a doll to a boy lol (back in the day, to all cyrstal g's out there)

[@simonahriman4710]

You say it!!! True!!!

[@gabrielcimas3063]

My name is Gabriel from Argentina. My Best friend Rodrigo, He had all the dolls, i was poor, he wasn't and i went hes house we played with everyone doll from the Masters of the Universe!!! thank you for bringing us that videos!!! Congratulations

[@TimHayes]

We had that little plane vehicle,but ours was used,so it was missing the wings and the tail piece. It seemed to have all the other parts. Only had a used Castle Greyskull which was missing most the of accessories. Just had the draw bridge/door and that cage pit sticker inside of it,but I did get a brand new Snake Mountain for Christmas one year.

[@BARBELLSTOBUDDHAS]

Walking down an alley in Bangkok 3 years ago, found all original Hordak, Beast Man, Prince Adam, Skeletor, and Ram Man. $2/each. Bought them all!

[@d.pierce.6820]

I have almost the entire line of Motu-I spent many a day prowling the aisles of Toys-R-Us and Children's Palace finding the newest releases for my son. I still have the original box for Castle Greyskull down in the basement, along with numerous big tubs with all the figures and vehicles carefully packed inside.

[@CosmoShidan]

It's fascinating how the good guys came with vehicles first. It's just like how G.I. Joe debuted.

[@sammylane21]

MOTU has some of the most toy set designs and box art worthy of staring at for hours.

[@everetth-top4760]

Excellent video! I had one of those original He-Man figures and you want to know who his greatest enemy was at that time for little me? The Wampa figure from The Empire Strikes Back. To be a kid again with that imagination...

[@BarryFrancis]

When I was a kid my favourite He-Man figures was Stratos because as he had a mask on and his face was obscured it was easier for me to pretend that was me. Same for Star Wars figures, my favourites were the AT-AT Driver and the Tie Fighter Pilot because they wore helmets I could pretend they were me. Consequently in my Star Wars figure battles they were on the side of the Rebellion. Lol

[@KJ-tz7vc]

Can I just say how much I love your chill theme music, Tony?

[@Exar_Kun]

You and Pixel Dan need to do a Motu collab! Would be totally epic!

[@point_In_Time]

My mother was a single parent. Never really expected much other than meals and clothing. One day she bought me a He-Man.. the one that came with the battle cat. That action figure captured my imagination like nothing else.

[@DoctorInk20]

Cracking selection. Truly some legendary toys. 😁 It's easy to forget how experimental this series was back in the day, between bodging together themes and concepts, shrinking from the 12" scale and reusing parts in such a creative way. Pretty much invented *the modern action figure.* I grew up with the *2002 incarnation of MotU.* What little of the '02 TV show I watched (weird schedules), I liked it, but I didn't get the toys 'cos I probably wasn't aware of the TV/toy line catch-22. Seriously wish I grabbed the Skeletor of that line. He was a nightmarish, Frazettan masterpiece. ☠ Got into the '80s He-Man in my teens watching reruns of the cartoons. Haven't looked back since. 😆 I got _the Art of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe_ book a few years back. Really got me interested in toy development and, well, it's also a nice art book. Must hunt down the other books of MotU lore and mini-comics. I like these collector guide vids. Hope to see more, Tony! 👍

[@Blutszauger]

Ooh, Stratos was one of my favorites. Check out the original mini-comics and of course, the animated series. Both show him shooting energy beams from his hands. No need for weapons! :)

[@ahmedsaleh3517]

Give u 👌👍 I back 35 years 1st figure I had Nice video

[@simonrich3596]

Hello from the UK, motu will always be my favourite toy line! Im loving your Action man & Action force videos! Keep up the awesome work, your channel is ace!

[@adamwhite3347]

Such memories, When I opened 'Snake Mountain' for Xmas I think I reached the pinnacle of happiness ..... Time moves to fast....

[@robertdemon3550]

I got Snake Mountain for Christmas around 84 or 85.

[@robertdemon3550]

@Pop-Actor The box art for Motu was awesome loved the grimace on the figures.

[@deans6571]

Had Stratos too.

[@georgeaitken2719]

Was collecting Star Wars when these came out but now I feel I missed out

[@mathewbarrie9149]

Never too late to start, my friend.

[@paulpetroleum]

This WAS my Star Wars. Was a bit too young really for the first 2 movies. I was 6 in 83' and MOTU mad at the time.

[@jeromefrady794]

Brings back so many memories. Have all of them to this day.

[@nike80nl]

I have none of them left.. I've been movin around, so tjej have gottin lost.. But the memories remain 😊.

[@ogunsheyerohlsen4410]

You have all of them include extendar

[@jeromefrady794]

@@ogunsheyerohlsen4410 I meant i still have all the ones that I got when I was a kid, didn't get every single figure but yes I did get extendor, but he has seen better days he lost an arm somewhere along the years.

[@ogunsheyerohlsen4410]

Hey Jerome i do have extendar what a cool figure

[@jeremygray462]

I'm only missing freight fighter in vehicles. I'm missing rotor,twistoid,laser first heman and skeletor,plus the two giants. snake face shield,sssqueeze purple snake, saruod helmet, gildors cosmic key, artillery beam blaster,scooba gear,cliff climber, eternia playset,snake puppet fright zone. I have everything else. from a kid up till now. I'm 42.

[@BenMitchell75]

When I was little I saw a kid bring Castle Grayskull to a high school basketball game. That's just how some of us rolled back then.

[@ShannonSouthAfrica]

Those were the days. I'm going on 42. You?

[@joserenteria5406]

You are such a dad!

[@warface4881]

When did they put out the weapons packs. Those were cool.

[@bladerunnersn]

I should have known you'd cover this toy Mr Roberts

[@Elbethium]

he man was literally my 1st obsession in my entire life, as a 5yo

[@ThatToyGuy443]

Just bought my first figure Man-at-Arms 😊

[@ActionFigureResource]

:) great video, well delivered and excellent information! I will add to my channel as a recommendation...

[@melanieborelli6804]

Always wanted the castle playset. Alas my mother wasn't forward thinking enough to allow her daughter to play with "boys toys". Got to play with the set once with a boy who had it that I grew up with.

[@whozyourdaddy]

When I was a kid, we called Merman's sword, the corn sword.

[@AnalogToys]

hahaha

[@richardking1438]

Me too haha

[@nicholasdickens2801]

Ah, so I wasn’t the only one. 😂🥰🥰

[@gerardraney7668]

Lol it does look like corn

[@charlesspeaker5329]

LOL! We called it the Pop Corn Sword! Very Close! LOL!

[@broken1394]

I had a Six Million Dollar Man, some planet of the Apes stuff and some Megos - but I was already watching Basket Case by 82, He Man had no impact on me other than ... My Brother was partial to this line - anytime i see folks into this they're all like like my kid brothers!! Cool video.

[@pascalm104]

HE MAN my Favorite toy in the 80s , 👍 SUPER VIDEO!👌 Greetings from Germany😉👋

[@ryanbarker5217]

i grew out of action figures just as these were coming out, otherwise i would have had them all....

[@superunknown2812]

All of these He Man figures had very distinctive smells too them may sound weird for me too say that but i remember it quite well hard to describe though.

[@RootFooted]

I think Stratos is awesome and he was always my favorite. Many collectors and reviewers discredit Stratos and rank him lower than the other MOTU characters. I liked him so much as a child that I eventually got the Red Winged, Blue Jet Pack Stratos to enhance my collection. I continued to collect MOTU through much of the early 80s and have all of my collection in remarkable condition. The least important action figure, or poor excuse for an action figure, in my collection is of course Ram Man. What a piece of crap!

[@AJsk8erman]

what a wonderful trip to my childhood. These were so great. Perfect size and something to look up to. No Rey, Rose or Holdo around back them. What a time to live

[@Degro76]

I got em all except twistoid, rotar, laser he man and skeletor...I was 6 in 1982... greatest time of my life. Mer Man was my first figure and my favorite!!!

[@tsctoys3874]

Great info thanks for sharing

[@eriikgriffon2883]

Awesome video man !

[@mattchandler9323]

I don't know if anyone has brought this up, but Zodac was touted as "the evil cosmic enforcer" in wave 2 that saw Tri-Klops, Trap-Jaw, Evil-Lyn, Man-E-Faces, and Ram-Man...vintageactionfigures.com/evil-lyn-masters-of-the-universe.html

[@gl0087]

I thought Ram-man was part of the original line. Then again it was so long ago that I don't remember the details. I definitely don't remember if my man-at-arms figure was a leader issue or if it had the red dots on the helmet, I remember getting He-Man, Teela and Ram-Man together in a three pack for Christmas. in fact the only one in this video I never had is Beastman.

[@AnalogToys]

He came out in 1983

[@TimHayes]

I think I had to go to Toys R Us to find a Teela figure. The only He-Man I ever had was a slightly used Thunder Punch He-Man,which was missing his sword,shield and the caps you put in this backpack thing. I had a used Prince Adam figure as well,but by the time I started collecting,the original He-Man figure was near impossible to find.

[@DONTOURAGETV]

Some versions of Stratos came with Red Wings ... I’m pretty sure I had the one with the Red Wings

[@billpagan3070]

Tony, another great review!😁👍

[@josephbuono5487]

Zero thumbs down. Deservedly. Great vid.

[@reventonrowe6111]

I never got a Windraider. I wanted one for my birthday but nobody could find one😩

[@AnthonyOldhandGarcia]

My younger brother had Snake Mountain with the microphone voice activation you can talk into which was cool. I remember the He-Man commercial in '81, with the Castle Gray Skull, wow did it brought me back at age 4 watching it on television. I've used to have He-Man, Ram-Man, Skeletor, the Moss-Man with the green fuzz on his body (don't remember his name), Manny- Faces, the battle chest damage He-Man and few others i can't remember. But those were the toys back then that were one of the hottest toys at the time next to the Thundercats, Silverhawks and TMNT, in the '80's.

[@deans6571]

Yes, Trap-Jaw was an AWESOME one, which I also had. Had Cyclops too😎😎👌🏼

[@JD-tl7ld]

The 80's were a great time to be a child. He-man, Transformers, Voltron, and M.A.S.K were some of the things I highly enjoyed. I enjoyed GI Joe as well, but some people don't much care for the smaller toys. I had the original He-man, as well as castle GS. I had a lot of the characters, but the years have not been kind to my memory. I know I had several versions of He-man, lacked an original Skeletor, though I had a later version of him. I always wanted a Prince Adam for some reason. The one I hated the most was Ram-Man.

[@thegrimyeaper]

Weird how I was a kid in Norway back then and played with the exact same toys as you.

[@seanz1115]

The 80s were pure magic for kids 😇

[@BobFresno]

Toys today have no imagination or “magic” it’s not nostalgia Goggles either toys from the 80s were pure fun and imagination.

[@nicholasbullock1709]

ben trimble you may be referring to StarCom. They had magnets in their feet. It was a cool toy set. I had a lot of them.

[@lkw7482]

@Inti Cheveyo Not to mention Star Wars

[@RAIDER-sf3wk]

Sheeesh. The good old days 😪

[@LittleDebbie187717]

I grew up on the Masters Of The Universe toy line. This is my list: What I Had: He-Man Prince Adam Man At Arms Teela Stratos Buzz-Off Ram-Man Fisto Mekaneck Man E Faces Battle Cat/Cringer Zodac Skeletor Beast-Man Evil-Lyn Tri-Klops Whiplash (only my brother owned it) Rattlor (only my brother owned it) Zoar Road Ripper Wind Raider Castle Grayskull What I Never Had But Wished I Did: Rattlor Whiplash Moss Man Jitsu Stinkor Trap-Jaw Orko Rio Blast Screeech Panthor Sorceress King Randor Queen Marlena Mer-Man Attak-Trak Point Dread Night-Stalker Faker Sy-Klone Clawful Spikor Roboto Stridor Dragon Walker Bashasaurus Battle Bones Snout Spout Jet Sled Blaster Hawk Laser Bolt Scubattack Tower Tools Cliff Climber Beam Blaster Artilleray Megalaser Stilt Stalkers Granamyr Clamp Champ Extendar Ninjor Scare-Glow Eternia Snake Mountain What I never Had But Glad I Didn't Two-Bad Webstor Hordak Leech Mantenna Modulok King Hiss Tung Lashor Kobra Khan Horde Troopers Dragstor Mosquitor Sssqueeze Snake-Face Blast-Attak Spydor The Slime Pit The Fright Zone

[@bioniccop40]

Awesome Video Tony!

[@ChroniqueVintage]

Cool video, I really like it with a lot of informations about this iconic toy line, Thank you !

[@lostonwallace1396]

Excellent video, Tony!

[@roundmountainranch]

I was fortunate as a kid, I had all these and I loved them all, so many fond memories of the battles we had. I safely stored them away at my old mans place. Unfortunately missed his “mid life” crisis mental breakdown. He threw them all in the rubbish including my transformers, TMNT and LEGO.... He wasn’t expecting my reaction, but was deserved. Fucking clown,guess it was his money (as he “lovingly” told me) ergghh

[@davidcarter7337]

Well the very first thing on this video of yours was soooooooo wrong.... Masters of the universe toyline started in 1981.... #rookies

[@brianhayward1237]

#😂😂😂😂😂

[@ShannonSouthAfrica]

Shit, I've got Skeletor and the purple cat and He Man and the tiger and some GI Joe's and some Thunder Cats. I wish I looked after them better because some of them are looking a bit worse for wear and I've lost their weapons etc.

[@dinomonzon7493]

Another excellent one, Mr. Tony. Appreciate it. Hope you'll consider similar yearly guides for other toylines like Transformers & G. I. Joe. Had several MOTU figures, or rather my little brother did. The real disappointment was the Man-at-Arms figure; he looked nothing at all from the cartoons. Also, the Sorceress should've been added as a bonus to Castle Greyskull. I think a reason why you didn't get Teela was similar to a LOT of kids; their parents wouldn't believe a boy would WANT a female figure, even if its Scarlett from G. I. Joe or Princess Leia from Star Wars. Zodac is indeed confusing as the figure was described as a Cosmic Enforcer in the toyline, yet in the cartoons, he was like Marvel's Watcher, he observes but cannot intervene, even when Orko once asked him to assist He-Man. I think Zodac was an ally of the Sorceress in the cartoon.

[@azzhayilh]

I had

[@GuardaOjivas]

A Watcher cosmic being?.. Interesting.

[@linclogames]

Old school. They are still making cool MOTU toys.

[@kirbymarchbarcena]

Skeletor has the best insults in the '80s.

[@MrSampsonne]

kirby march barcena “Skeletor to King Randor, come in you royal boob!”

[@davidcarter7337]

Great insults come few & far between these days.... He-man calling Skeletor "bonehead" or calling beastman "fur-face" or even Skeletor calling his failing henchmen "niggling nitwits".... You just can't get a good cartoon with one-liners like that anymore....

[@bass-man5401]

No wonder I became a Gym nut later in life. I had all these toys and never realized how jacked He-Man was lol I remember getting my hair cut as a kid and always asked for the "He-Man" hair cut. I ended up with some sort of bowl cut and because my hair was super blonde the combo made me look like a little girl lol

[@cannvasvisuals9407]

Stratos should have been the “Archer” character. Like no crossbows in the line? Really? Lol he’s so perfect for it too, flying high in the air to fight the enemy at a distance taking them on with his crossbow.

[@allangrant1326]

I had two he man figures Battle hit he man and a guy who looked like a bee

[@mathewbarrie9149]

His name was Buzz-Off. Great figure.

[@deans6571]

I had these figures. 😎😎👍🏼

[@betsydeath]

Did anyone else's Battle Cat rattle as if there was a loose tiny fragment of plastic inside? Mine did as did my mates one...Just wondering if it was a thing, probably from the production of our fearless friend.

[@FrontDesk-u7n]

Stratos is the weapon. He grabs the enemy, flies up and drops them on their head. Boom. Dead.

[@davidbacktothe90s94]

Love the video greetings from Sweden

[@doctorx2105]

1. Tony, great video. 2. That cannon on the Battle Ram reminds me of something out of Battle Masters or WHFB. 3. Did you play the MOTU game cartridges?

[@pigeon-man]

Cool video! My favorite Masters of the Universe action figure is Skeletor!

[@ryangunwitch-black]

The Wind Raider is awesome! Of course I still have both that and the Battle Ram. So dope.

[@-Lee-il4gs]

Very knowledgeable sir. Great video, wished I'd kept those toys as a kid.

[@alexroyster182]

My younger brother had all of those back in the 80s. Plus castle greyskull and snake mountain. All the vehicles. I was into him voltron and transformers and gi joe.

[@grassynoll]

if youre going for true 82, skelly had "half boot" paint, merman had a green belt, teela had brown hair, not red, and man at arms had red dots on his helmet

[@JesusRodriguezSEO]

Anyone knows where I can buy the action figure ( online ) , thanks.

[@danreyes736]

Thank you very much h for making this video!

[@amyv7961]

Your audio is way out of sync man. But good video otherwise.

[@Wowmusicable]

8:35 That was my childhood!

[@robertdemon3550]

I had all 3 of those toys.

[@bottle1211]

i had all these as a kid, but i didn't take care of them.

[@BenMitchell75]

Ha! I see your Stratos wings also don't stay on. I think I used tape at one point.

[@SecretOfMonkeyIsland784]

I collect loose MOTU, TMNT as they are still fairly affordable and quite easy to find complete and in a working state compared to other 80's toylines. The only real break point for MOTU is the legs.

[@greglemieux9809]

I remember getting castle grayskull for my birthday when I was 5 years old. Those were the days man. Thankyou for this 👍

[@gerainthorton8980]

I had all of these figures except Stratos. I saw him in the store but decided to get another figure instead, I never saw Stratos in stores again after that. He's the one that got away. I didn't have Castle Grayskull or the vehicles. But I did have two Battle Cats.

[@johntziannis1134]

Toys are not what they used to be. I feel sorry for these kids nowadays.

[@gazz_N7]

I never had any of them, I never really got into the figures. Loved the animated series though. But in retro-spec, I really think that if I had gotten them as a child I probably would have like them. My thing as a kid was Joe's. Legos and Matchbox/Hot Wheels, lol, I remember playing little cars in the back yard for hours..anyway, thanks for the great video Tony!!

[@greenlanternhg5141]

I have Beastman, Triclops and Prince Adam 🤔 I’m trying to get my hands on more figures

[@gerardraney7668]

Look on Facebook marketplace

[@greenlanternhg5141]

Gerard Raney yup! That’s where I’ve been shopping 👍🏽

[@danielherrin]

I always forget about Telas cobra armour, which is a shame, its pretty awesome.

[@HBMPaladin]

Hmmm, maybe you haven't got Teela simply because it was a "girl" figure, and you were at the "yaaaaaaaakkkkkkkkk - a girl" age ... "Unlike a bit later when you got older and somehow most obtained action figures are sexy female?

[@AnalogToys]

But I got Evil-Lyn...

[@kumachan9311]

NOT SO FAST, BEASTMAN !

[@danreyes736]

He certainly is no match for He Man

[@-Hail-15]

Yeeeaaaarrrgh

[@davidcarter7337]

I'll show you my Eternia playset if you show me yours....

[@Vasculio]

The suit in the throne room. I always assume it was just a regular suit of armor. But upon further glancing. I notice it more advance. I wonder if that was suppose to be Queen Marlena's space suit when she first came to enternia?

[@astronaughtee]

Had them all at time, castle everything..lost now. sad

[@manuelramos3588]

I never got Teela as well, my mother thought she looked to much like a Barbie so attributed her as a girls toy, subsequently, I also never got Evil-Lyn.